New UK weather maps show everywhere it will snow next week - full list of areas

Multiple areas across the UK will be blanketed in snow by December 23, according to new weather maps - with one region set bear the brunt, and several other cities in the firing line

Several towns and cities across the UK are set to turn white just two days before Christmas - with new weather maps revealing exactly where snow will batter the country.

To the delight of Brits hoping for a white Christmas this year, multiple areas will be blanketed in snow by December 23, according to WXCharts. The map, which uses Met Desk data, shows large swathes of the country shaded in white and purple, indicating areas most likely to see snow.

Scotland is set bear the brunt of the upcoming snowfall, with almost all of the region covered, including Wick, Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh. As Christmas looms, snow will also blanket areas south of the region, with Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, and areas of Leeds in the firing line.

In Colchester, Essex, snow is set to fall north of the town, right up to Bury St Edmonds in Suffolk. In Wales, areas north of Cardiff right up to Oswestry are set for snowfall, while in Northern Ireland, parts of Belfast, including Mid Ulster and South Down, will be hit, according to WXCharts' predictions.

In its long range forecast, the Met Office says snow towards the end of December will be "restricted to high ground" in the north, but may fall at lower levels as temperatures change. From December 21 until December 30, the forecaster says the weather will be “Remaining changeable with further spells of wet and windy weather interspersed with drier and brighter conditions.

“The wettest and windiest conditions will probably be in the north, especially the northwest, with spells of heavy rain at times as low pressure systems pass by." it adds. "Further south, whilst some unsettled weather is likely at times, it will probably be drier overall with a greater influence of high pressure meaning frontal zones tend to weaken as the come south.

“Temperatures will tend to be above average for much of the time, although some brief colder incursions remain possible. Any snow will most likely be restricted to high ground in the N, although it could temporarily fall at lower levels during any colder interludes.”